Facebook Launches 360-Degree Videos In News Feed

The Facebook experience has come one step closer to resembling virtual reality.

The Menlo Park, Calif.-based social network announced on Wednesday that News Feed now supports 360-degree videos on the Web and Android. The feature will roll out on iOS in the coming months, and select publishers are now able to upload the new format. Facebook collaborated with Oculus, the virtual reality, or VR, headset maker it purchased for $2 billion last year, to bring the technology to Facebook.

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Inside Out: Flipping Your Big Data Analytics Perspective

I am a bit weird.  I love cartoons.  I grew up with Scooby Doo, Bugs Bunny and The Simpsons.  Recently, my 10-year-old has introduced me to shows like Spongebob, Phineaus and Ferb, Teen Titans Go!, which all make me chuckle.  Even a show like Paw Patrol, that my 2-year-old loves, entertains me. But, my absolute favorites, like many animation fans out there, are Pixar movies.

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Podcast: Swedish EDM DJ Manse On How He Uses Technology And Social Media To Break Through

Rising EDM star Manse talks about how emerging artists leverage Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Soundcloud, Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Sirius XM and other services to build a name for themselves with fans. He also discusses the most important places to tour, leveraging podcasts, and getting bigger artists to promote your music.

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LG Nexus 5X gets the leaked press render treatment too

A very short while ago we showed you the first leaked press renders for the upcoming Huawei Nexus 6P, and now it’s time for the other 2015 Nexus to be portrayed in all its glory.

The LG Nexus 5X will come in three color versions (unlike the Huawei Nexus 6P’s four), and they are white, black, and “ice blue”. You can get an idea of what these look like in the second leaked render below.

The Nexus 5X features front-facing stereo speakers, a fingerprint scanner on its back, and a laser autofocus system for its main camera alongside the dual-LED flash. Material-wise we may be looking at polycarbonate here, whereas the Huawei model could sport a metal unibody construction.

Previously leaked specs for the LG Nexus 5X talked about it having a 5.2-inch 1080p touchscreen and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 808 running the show with its hexa-core CPU. The handset will also come with a USB Type-C port, a 12.3 MP rear camera, a 5 MP selfie cam, 2GB of RAM, 16GB base storage, and a 2,700 mAh battery. It will run Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P will be unveiled by Google at an event next week, on September 29. The Nexus 5X could be priced from…

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